The high cost of living will likely push local retail IT sales down by 15% in the first quarter, especially for notebook computer, say leading IT retailers.
However, industry players are optimistic the government?s planned
Bangkok Post
megaprojects and wider 3G network coverage will accelerate market demand in the second half.
Commart Thailand, which started yesterday, serves as an indicator for overall IT spending this year.
Thailand?s retail IT market is expected to grow by 15% to 110 billion baht this year.
The country?s overall IT spending should grow by 12% in a market estimated at 210 billion baht this year, fuelled mainly by sales of tablets and ultrabook computers.
Sales of notebook computers are expected to reach 2.8 million units this year, while tablets sales will top 1 million.
Boonchai Ngouvisitkul, associate director of Acer Computer (Thailand), said IT companies started to see a decline in their sales last month, particularly in notebooks.
Average quarterly notebook sales in Thailand?
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